Sound Engineering and Music Production blog #14
Hola Steemians! Let's discuss few stereo Recording Techniques today. Recording is the fundamental process in the audio industry. Mono recording is done using single mic which is very common. Stereo miking is the real thing where all the fun lies, oh and also the greatest challenges! So, let's get started.
- Spaced pair:
As shown in the diagram, 2 cardioid or omni mics are placed at a distance(50cm in this case) parallel to each other. In this way, we get a stereo recording which is obviously, better than mono but will sound good after the mix.
- X-Y:
The 2 cardoid mics are placed in such a way that their diaphragms are perpendicular to each other in front of the source. This technique can give a wider stereo image and a better recording than spaced pair technique.
- Mid-side:
As shown in the figure, 2 mics are placed one above the other. 1 is a figure of 8 which captures from the side and 1 is the mid mic which captures the source directly. It can be omni or cardioid.
That's the resultant polar pattern of both mics.
Also, things to keep in mind are shown below:
- Blumlein:
A gentleman named Alan Blumlein invented this technique. In this technique, 2 figure of 8 mics are placed one above the other as shown below:
The resultant polar pattern is shown in the figure. The recording will sound fuller in the mix if recorded by this technique as it captures the room sound well. It's also Bruce swedien's one of the favourite recording technique.
Bruce with a pair of Royer ribbon mics arranged for the blumlein technique.
That's something about Miking techniques for recording from my side.
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